Ian Lafreniere
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Indigenous leaders meet with Quebec lawmakers over Bill 96 concernsIndigenous leaders met with Quebec lawmakers to discuss Bill 96. They say the one-hour meeting wasn't enough time to address all their concerns.PoliticsMay 13
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Quebec fails to deliver on promise to enshrine Indigenous cultural safety principle into law: MinisterQuebec has failed to deliver on its promise that it would enshrine in the law the principle of cultural safety for Indigenous communities.CanadaApr 2
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Quebec introduces $52 million in new funding to tackle gun violence and crimeThis comes as Montreal has seen a spate of shootings in recent months, and the killings of four teenagers this year have prompted calls for more to be done to end gun violence.CrimeDec 5, 2021
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Quebec to include Indigenous perspectives in education review, add Indigenous contentThe Quebec government will invest almost $20 million to better integrate young Indigenous people into the education system and teach young Quebecers after First Nations.EducationNov 30, 2021
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Quebec Indigenous leaders blast Legault for being ‘paternalistic’Quebec Indigenous leaders are denouncing Premier Francois Legault for his decision not to meet with them during Grand Economic Circle of Indigenous Peoples.CanadaNov 26, 2021
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Mohawk Council of Kahnawake ‘repulsed’ by politicization of Habs’ land acknowledgmentThe elected council for the First Nations reserve across the river from Montreal commended the hockey club's gesture as an example of true reconciliation.CanadaOct 21, 2021
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Land acknowledgment by Montreal Canadiens may be a mistake: Quebec Indigenous affairs ministerIan Lafrenière says it's unclear who were the first people in what is now Montreal.CanadaOct 20, 2021
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‘She cannot have died in vain’: Commemorations honour Joyce Echaquan, one year after her deathOne year after the death of Joyce Echaquan, Carol Dubé said in a statement that his wife's memory must not fade and called on everyone to join their fight.CanadaSep 28, 2021
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Quebec makes progress on less than half of Viens Commission’s 142 recommendationsQuebec says it has now put into effect or is actively working on 68 calls to action from the Viens Commission to address violence and discrimination against Indigenous people.PoliticsSep 17, 2021
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Commemoration held for Indigenous children who disappeared after being admitted to Quebec hospitalsSipi Flamand, vice-chief of the Atikamekw community of Manawan, says about 50 Atikamekw children disappeared after being admitted to Quebec hospitals between the 1930s and 1980s.CanadaJul 19, 2021
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